1: Episode 1
Apr 19, 1998
1788: governess Frances Scott marries the bumbling but ambitious ship owner Josiah Cole and faces a new life far from home.
Miniseries
A Respectable Trade
4 EPISODES • 1998
Season 1 of A Respectable Trade was released on April 19 and consists of 4 episodes.Episodes
2: Episode 2
Apr 26, 1998
As the African slaves' suffering continues, Frances finds herself attracted to the slave called Mehuru.
3: Episode 3
May 3, 1998
The plight of one of the African children draws Frances and Mehuru closer together. Sir Charles Fairley shows an interest when debt-ridden Josiah decides to auction the runaway slave, Matthew.
4: Episode 4
May 10, 1998
Frances prays that her child was fathered by her husband, and urges Mehuru to flee Bristol.
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